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TREE PROTECTOR. No. 407,532. Patented July 23, 1889. l

ffy; a. n l' 5- 'ATTORNEY HERMAN F. JUETTE, OE PALMYRA,

PATENT OFFICE.

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO AMY E. JUETTE, OF SAMEPLACE.

TREE-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,532, dated July 23,1889.

Application led February Z8, 1889. Serial No. 3701,49?. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN F. JUETTE, of Palmyra, in the county ofMarion and State of Missouri, have invented a new and ImprovedTreeProtector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to tree-protectors, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a simple, cheap, and durable protector for treetrunks,and one which having been once applied will not need attention for anumber of years.

To the ends named, the invention consists, essentially, of a sheet oftarred felt, in the body of which there are formed a number ofapertures, the top of the sheet being cut so as to form. ilaps,which'are overlapped in applying the protector, the several iiaps beingconnected by a wire, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained,and specifically pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a view of a portion of the treeprotector, representing thesame as it appears prior to being bent to cylindrical form. Fig. 2 is aview of the protector as it appears when first wrapped about the tree.Fig. 3 is a view of the protector as it appears after having beensecured in position. Fig. et is a crosssectional view on line a; xofFig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a view of the protector as it appears when appliedto a young tree.

The tree-protector forming the subject-In atter of this applicationconsists of a sheet of tarred felt 10, which is preferably extra heavy.Through the body of this sheet there are and air sufcient to keep thetree-trunk in a healthy condition.

The upper portion of the sheet l0 is cut so that flaps 1l 12 13 14:,85e., are formed, and these flaps are united by a Wire l5, which ispassed through the flaps, as shown in the drawings. One of the uppercorners of the protector-preferably the right-hand upper corner-is cutaway, as shown.

In applying the protector the sheet is placed about the trunk of thetree. The iiaps 1l 12, ac., are then adjusted so that they will overlap,and the ends of the wire l 5 are twisted together, the wire, however,being bent at the time that the flaps are overlapped, so that as thetrunk of the tree in connection with which the protector is employedincreases in diameter the flaps will be tree to expand. The

united by wires 17, which are passed through certain ones of theapertures a.

The protector above described is an effective guard against borers,mice, rabbits, duc.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture, atree-protector consisting of a perforated sheet of tarred felt havingits upper portion slitted to form a series of iiaps, and provided with awire passing through the flaps, the said flaps being adapted to overlapeach other, and the wire being bent at the time that the iiaps areoverlapped to permit the protector to expand as the tree grows, as setforth.

lHERMAN E. JUETTE.

Titnessesz l JAMES W. OwsLEY, MICHAEL CoNLoN.

formed openings a, which serve to adinitlight edges of the main body ofthe sheet 10 are

